pridefulness theme
A character's ego dictates their action, prompting or preventing them from doing something they ought to or not to do.
Notes
The motivation should exemplify what action (or absence thereof) was dictated by the character's pride.
26 total · 12 major · 14 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ds92x11 | major | An infuriated Miles refused to give up playing space squash with Julian even though he was no match for the good doctor. |
| ds93x23 | major | Ishka broke a Ferengi stereotype by proving that women could be successful at business. This she did as a point of pride. |
| ds96x07 | major | Jadzia refused to go crawling to Sirella to apologize for striking her at a drunken bachelorette party. |
| movie: Crash of Moons (1954) | major | Queen Cleolanta was too proud to participate in the United Worlds organized evacuation from her planet in the lead up to a moon colliding with it. |
| movie: Rashomon (1950) | major | all the people involved exhibited much pride and lied to cover their shame |
| movie: Seven Samurai (1954) | major | we saw time and again how Kikuchiyo's pride lead to trouble |
| rbt1985e6x14 | major | Receiving mail was evidently a point of pride in the rural community where the story is set. It was in this context that Cora was eager to outdo her solitary neighbor, Mrs. Brabbam, when it came to getting letters stuffed in her mailbox. Cora was initially gleeful when the mail started flooding in. But she ultimately took pity on Mrs. Brabbam after it came to light that Mrs. Brabbham had been faking getting mail for years. |
| tng2x14 | major | A reconciliation between Kyle Riker and William Riker was delayed because both men were too stubborn to admit that they were each partially responsible for the falling out. |
| tng5x16 | major | Worf's ego prevented him from wanting to live on as an invalid after he became paralyzed in a freak accident. |
| tz1959e4x16 | major | Benteen's attitude toward the colonists under his charge was paternalistic to the max. |